I’ve waited 20 years for this. I have the fantastic Verbum Catholic and Bible Software. They are doing it right! It is thoroughly Catholic — to my great joy. It continues to grow in resources and power. It is on my computer 24 hours a day!

But now the icing is on the cake! They have just released Verbum 6 with Bible atlases, Catholic Scripture commentaries, Church documents, timelines, Factbooks, lectionary and much more. But what I am thrilled with is the searchable Catechism. No longer a big cumbersome book on my lap or desk. It is fully searchable, linked to all the references AND is on my laptop, desktop, iPad and iPhone — all linked, synced and fast and very cool!

The Catechism is a spectacular hub for studying the Catholic Faith. The Catechism contains roughly 4,800 references to the Bible and other writings. The Logos edition links 95% of these to their sources, and these sources are themselves linked to other texts. The Catechism becomes a gateway into the Faith.

Hover the cursor over a footnote, Bible reference, quote from a Father or Council of the Church and a pop up window temporarily appears with the full quote. It is linked to the councils, to Scripture, to the whole 38-volume set of the Church Fathers — and that is just scratching the surface.

Check out this short video to see what power and speed and information is at your fingertips — even on a plane, in a car, under a tree, or in a class. You’ve gotta get this program if you love the Bible and the Catholic Faith.

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From a friend: “Hello there Steve This is Bill from Saginaw. How are you, I thoroughly enjoyed your book Crossing The Tiber which I have given to several of my Baptists friend who are now talking civilly with me about my faith.

“With your book and the referral to Verbum I have learned an awful lot. Every time I log into Verbum I say a prayer you and your family. I do this out of gratitude for you introducing me to this wonderful Catholic resource. Thank you again Steve this really has made a difference in my journey.”

By the way, all my books and Bible studies are now on Verbum! Visit www.Verbum.com/SteveRay. Use the Promo Code SteveRay for the 15% discount.

When Verbum asked me what books I would recommend for summer reading, it was easy to come up with some great titles.

I use Verbum every day, and there are certain books I use over and over again. The books are all interconnected, so while you could sit and read any of the books I picked (they’re all that good!), I use them more like reference works.

For example, from the Verbum homepage, I like to start every day by simply clicking on today’s Gospel. Verbum springs into action. It opens an entire screen of windows—like having dozens of books all open to the exact right page. I have the Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide prioritized as a favorite, so it shows up automatically, and I can easily use parallel resources to switch to the Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture, and the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. With just these three commentaries, I’ve uncovered spectacular insights about the Gospel (and Verbum has plenty more).

At any point in this process, I can run a Verbum Topic Guide or Passage Guide, and I’m presented with default collections of links to the Catechism, Church Documents, and the writings of the Church Fathers. The last category is often primarily populated by the Early Church Fathers Collection available in most of the Verbum Libraries. However, I’ve found the addition of the CUA Fathers of the Church Series invaluable in my study of any passage. I couldn’t even capture all the results I got just from today’s Gospel reading! Such easy access to our rich Tradition!

Finally, the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary is my go-to source for definitions. See more on why Bible dictionaries are awesome in this video. The Anchor Yale Dictionary has extensive definitions for over 6,000 entries. And it gets pulled right into the Bible Facts frame and opens on a double click of almost any word. With definitions this extensive, even clicking on words I already understand yields new discoveries.

For a marvelous Catholic Bible Study program that anyone can start in their parish or community, I’ve always recommended Catholic Scripture Study International. It is the best program you will find anywhere!! And it’s even better in Verbum. All the Bible links are connected directly to Scripture and the verse memorization works right in the software.

Last month I gave a talk in Ann Arbor entitled “The Foundations of our Faith: Scripture, Tradition & Magisterium.” (Watch the video below.) As I love to do, I tied the Old and New Testaments together and showed the continuity that lays the foundation for who and what we are as Catholics today. But my [...]

Check out this 2 minute video. If you love the Bible, want to know it better, want power to dig deep and understand, check out the video. And now it is also loaded with Catholic documents, commentaries, the Catechism, Trent, Vatican I, Vatican II, the Church Fathers, Papal Encyclicals, the Lectionary and much more. Wow! [...]

Do you have an tablet or smartphone and wonder how you can use it to learn more about your Catholic faith and the Bible? Let me show you how!! In Ann Arbor Michigan, at 1:00 pm on May 31, I’m giving a free talk at St. Francis of Assisi parish called Foundations of our Faith. [...]

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The Sisters of St Paul have agreed to team up with Verbum Catholic Software to help people study the Gospel readings this Lent. They are hosting a Verbum Lenten Journey, and folks who sign up get a free book and the daily readings and commentary from Lenten Grace: Daily Gospel Reflections delivered straight to their inbox all through Lent. This [...]

This is so impressive I just had to give folks an opportunity to see this. There is a reason that thousands of Catholics are buying Verbum. What would Sts. Augustine and Aquinas think?! This is a short video that gives shows you how you can study the Immaculate Conception or any other topic in minutes [...]

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Truth & Life just created a sticker encouraging people to “Download Jesus!” It is a easy way for people to get the FREE Truth & Life Bible app. (Endorsed by the Vatican). Click on the image below or scan the QR Reader.

Every Catholic needs to learn apologetics. This does not mean we apologize for being Catholics :-). The word apologetics comes from 1 Peter 3:15 where our first Pope tells us we should be ready to explain and defend the TRUTH of our faith. The Greek word used by Peter is apologia. All of us are [...]

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Give your Priest, Pastor or book-loving friend a gift that will bear fruit long after Christmas is over. Logos is the Catholic Bible study software that I have used since the I wrote my first book in 1990′s. Logos offers the most powerful study software available with more digital books than any other. Now that they [...]

Today was a busy and exciting day. It started out with a meeting with my new friend Andrew Jones, a PhD in Medieval history and a Catholic scholar. He hosted us on a tour of Logos Bible Software in Bellingham Washington. Of the 300+ employees I think you can count those over 30 years onl [...]